Tag: Europe

Demand for newsprint in Europe decreased by 17.3% in September 2020

According to the Euro Graph, in September, 2020, the demand for newsprint in Europe decreased by 17.3% to 336,000 tons, supplies – by 14.8% to 442,000 tons.

Södra to raise price of bleached softwood kraft pulp

Södra Cell is increasing the price of its northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe by $ 40 / tonne to $ 880, effective 1 October 2020. “We do recognize the challenges presented in the wake of...

Binderholz wins Klausner Lumber One auction

The Austrian binderholz Group, based in Fügen, acquired all the assets of Klausner Lumber One LLC, based in Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, at the auction on August 21st. With the bid of 61 million US dollars received,...

Interview with Thomas Meth, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Enviva Partners

The global market of wood pellets is growing at an average rate of 13% per annum, or +3.3 million metric tons a year (hereinafter all numbers are quoted in metric tons – Note by WhatWood), while the growth...

European Organization of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) anticipates double-digit production losses

The situation of the European sawmill industry was analyzed by its representatives on June 10 during the first online general meeting of the European Organization of the Sawmill Industry (EOS). The effects of the coronavirus pandemic obviously determined...

Russian Timber Journal 06-2020: interview with Thomas Meth, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Enviva Partners; plywood export from Russia demonstrates confident growth; according to Rosleskhoz data, timber harvesting in Russia reduced by 8% in 2019 by final Rosleskhoz data

Russian Timber Journal 06-2020: interview with Thomas Meth, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Enviva Partners; plywood export from Russia demonstrates confident growth; according to Rosleskhoz data, timber harvesting in Russia reduced by 8% in 2019...

Setra announces its 2020 1H Results

In 1H 2020, sales of the Swedish Setra Group decreased by 7.4% YoY to SEK 2,203 million ($ 239 million). Operating profit fell 49.6% YoY to SEK 59 million ($ 6,4 million). The effects of the COVID-19 virus continue...

Ilim Timber targets European markets

The three leaders exporting plywood to Europe are Ilim Timber, Zheshart Plywood Mill, and UPM-Kyummene Chudovo. The positions of the largest exporter were transferred to the supplier of softwood plywood Ilim Timber with a volume of 87,300 m3...

Declining of sawn timber exports from Russia: 2008-2009 Vs 2020

In the global financial crisis the downward trend lasted for six consecutive quarters in 2008-2009 (from Q4 2007 to Q1 2009). The strongest decline was in the European direction: exports from Russia dropped by 27% (which was the...

Europe’s parquet markets are already feeling the effects of coronavirus

On April 2, 2020, the board of the European Federation of the Parquet Industry (FEP) discussed the effects of the coronavirus crisis on the European markets. These generally started well in 2020 and showed stable to slightly positive...

The situation on the forest products market in 2019 – 1Q 2020 in Russia and the world

In 2019 slowdown in the global economy, geopolitical tensions have pulled a decline in demand for forest products. Prices for most forest products remained at low bases. Only to 1Q 2020, prices on world markets for pulp, plywood,...

World Forest Sector during the Pandemic: Poland

The coronavirus pandemic may cause the collapse of Polish furniture manufacturers, which face many production curtailments. The five main Polish furniture manufacturers estimate that the economic risk would be equivalent to two points of GDP, and asks that...